How long does it take to cook a slab of ribs on the grill?
Gas or charcoal?: If you want tender ribs, the fuel doesn’t matter, as long as your grill has a cover. Slow and low: There is no disagreement here: Cook ribs slowly (2 to 5 hours) over low heat (220 to 275 degrees), with the lid closed. The more slowly they cook, the more tender they will become.
How long does it take to grill ribs on a propane grill?
Place the ribs on the grill over direct medium heat and cook for 1 hour, with the lid closed, occasionally turning the packets over for even cooking, making sure not to pierce the foil.
How do you wrap ribs in foil on the grill?
Fold the top edge of the foil over the ribs. Tightly fold in both sides of the foil at an obtuse angle to you so that the meat is wrapped tightly but the sides can still be folded in once more. This method also works for smoking ribs like baby back ribs. Find Aaron Franklin’s wood chips smoker ribs recipe here.
Do I grill ribs bone up or down?
Place the ribs, bone side down, in the center of the grate over the drip pan and away from the heat. (If your grill has limited space, stand the racks of ribs upright in a rib rack.) If cooking on a charcoal grill, toss half of the wood chips on each mound of coals. Cover the grill and cook the ribs for 45 minutes.
Can you overcook ribs in smoker?
Ribs are easy to overcook. They take practice to get right. I slow smoke them for three hours or so, wrapping them in foil half way through the cook. They should be cooked at 275 degrees F that way.
How do you check if ribs are done?
Bones: When the ribs are finished cooking, the meat will draw back and expose about three-quarters of an inch of the rib bone. Quick tip: When the “knuckle” of the third rib bone begins to poke through the back of the rib, the ribs are finished.
Can you smoke ribs too long?
Yes, you can cook them too long. Too much time in the foil and they’ll be so mushy they aren’t ribs anymore. Too much time direct and they will dry out.